Type-writing machine.



No.780 ,646. PATENTED JAN.24, 1905. W

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1903.

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* 771x n to 0\ I UNITED STATES Patented January 24, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB FELBEL, OF NEW YORK, Y., ASSIGNOR TO UNION TYPEVVRITER COMPANY, orJERSEY JERSEY.

OITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW TY PE-WRITING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 780,646, dated. January24, 1905.

' Application filed May 2, 1903. Serial No. 155,377.

' T fl/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J ACOB FELBEE, acitiz en of the United States, and aresident of New York. in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-VVritingMachines,

chines; and one object of said invention is to.

, provide simple and efficient means which do not obstruct the operatorsview of the writing.

A- further object of the invention is to pro-- vide devices of thecharacter specified which may be adjusted for use with either wide ornarrow sheets of paper.

To the above and other ends which will hereinafter appear my inventionconsists in the features of construction, arrangements of parts, andcombinations of devices, all as hereinafter more fully described andclaimed. In the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference charactersindicate corresponding parts in the various views, Figure 1 is afragmentary front elevation of apaper-carriage, showing one form ofpaper guiding and feeding devices embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isa'transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspectiveview of one of the paper-fingers illustrated in Fig. 1, together with aportion of the bar which carries it. Fig. 1 is a detail perspective viewof the supporting-sleeve for the guide illustrated in Fig. 3. Fig. 5'isa detail rear elevation of the guide shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detailfront view of a paper-finger of the character illustrated in Fig. 3 withthe addition thereto of a margin feed-roller. Fig. 7 is a side view ofthe same. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of another form ofpaper-finger embodying my invention. Fig. 9 is a fragmentary side viewof still another'form of guide embodying my invention. Fig. 10 isadetailfragmentary perspective view of the same. Fig. 11 is a View similar toFig. 3 omitting the deflector 31.

While I have illustrated my invention applied to afront-striketype-writing machine, it should be understood that from certain aspectsof my invention it is immaterial.

what type of visible-writing machines it may 5 be employed in connectionwith.

The top plate 1 of the machine supports upwardly-projecting standards 2,which carry oppositely-grooved rails 3. The carriage 4 is provided witha bar 5, having oppositely grooved rails 6, and antifriction-balls 7 are1nterposed between the grooved rails 3 and 6 to support the carriage andafiord an endwise movement thereof, as in the Monarch machine.Spring-pressed hangers 8 are pivoted to the carriage at 9 and supportthe main feed rollers or devices 10, which are adapted to bear againstthe platen at the point of introduction of the paper into the machine. A

paper-table 11 is supported by the carriage 5 is likewise apertured at15 to allow the aux- 7 'iliary feed-rollers 16 (shown in dotted lines inFig. 2) to contact with the platen. Secured to the rear of the carriageare forwardly-projecting bracket-arms 17 to the forward ends of whichare pivoted. at 18 the arms of apaper-Scale 19, that is pressed bysprings 19 against the platen below the printing-line, which isindicated by the dotted. 'line a in Figs. 1 and 2. Extending upwardlyfrom the side arms 20 of the carriage are bearings 21, which areinternally threaded to receive bearing-screws 22, the inner plain endsof which are seated in bearing-openings in a bar, rod, or shaft 23, thatextends longitudinally over the platen and preferably from end to 5 endthereof, though it should be understood that from certain aspects of myinvention this bar need not extend continuously throughout the length ofthe platen, although that is the preferred arrangement.

be observed, is located forwardly of the place where the paper isintroduced into the machine and above and rearwardly of theprinting-line, or intermediate where the paper is.v received and whereit is delivered. A collar, 24 is secured by a set-screw 25 to the rod23,

This. bar, it will 9 near the left-hand end thereof, and said collar isapertured to receive one end of a coiled spring 26, that surrounds therod, the other end of said spring being received within an opening inthe associated bearing 21, so that the spring 26 tends to turn the rodor shaft and press the paper-fingers against the platen. The rod or bar23- has a spline-groove 27 extending longitudinally thereof andpreferably throughout its length, and the rod 23 has a sleeve or collar28, that carries an inwardlyprojecting pin 29, which takesinto thegroove 27 to prevent the sleeve from turning on the rod or shaft 23,though the pin and groove enable the sleeve to be adjustedlongitudinally on the shaft. The sleeve 28 is preferably flattened at 30for the attachment by solder or otherwise of a paper-guiding device 31,which terminates at its lower edge adjacent to or in contact with theplaten. The outer end of the sleeve is provided with a fingerpiece 32,by means of which the shaft 23 and the parts' carried thereby may beturned against the tension of the spring 26, and by which the associatedpaper-guide may be ad justed longitudinally on the shaft 23.

From an examination of Figs. 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 it will be seen that thepaper-guide or deflector 31 is connected at its outer side edge withavertically-disposed wall or support 33,

which connects with a paper guiding and feeding finger 34 at the outerside edge thereof. This paper guiding and feeding finger 34 projectsdownwardly and forwardly from the shaft 23 and may conform in part tothe curvature of the platen and overlap the paperscale, as illustratedin Figs. 1 and 2, so that it receives the paper A from thepaper-feeding-in devices, hereinbefore described, and directs it fromthe printing point or line upwardly and rearwardly over or above theshaft 23 and over or toward the point where the paper is introduced intothe machine, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Thevertically-disposed side wall or support 33 of the guide may be extendedat 35 and bent outwardly to deflect inwardly a corner or edge of thepaper should the guide be set too close to the side edge of the sheet.In setting the guides the paper will be inserted, as indicated in Fig.2, and the guides will be moved toward or away from each other until thefingers overlap the side margins of the paper.

From an examinationof Fig. 2 it will be observed that the lower edge ofthe guide or deflector 31 is contiguous to the platen 14 to take thepaper therefrom and that it cooperates with one face of the paper, whilethe guiding-finger 34 cooperates with the other face of the paper, thedevices 31 and 34 positively directing the paper between them andcausing it to pass over the shaft or bar 23, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

In the construction shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the paper-finger 34 is thesame as that previously described excepting that a margin feed-roller 36is added to the finger, which is apertured at 37 to allow thefeed-roller to project therethrough, cars 38 being struck up from thefinger to form bearings or supports for the shaft or spindle of thefeed-roller.

In Fig. 8 a construction is shown wherein the guiding-finger 34" isconnected atits outer edge by a vertically-disposed wall or supportingmember 33 to a sleeve or collar 28", that extends outside of and awayfrom the outer edge of the guide, so that in use it is exterior] y ofinstead of within or between the edges of the paper, as in theconstruction shown in Fig. 3. Inthe guide illustrated in Fig. 8 thedeflector or sheet-raiser 31 (shown in the ligures previously described)is dispensed with, and the guiding-finger 34 alone is relied upon tofeed and guide the paper over the bar or shaft 23, on which it isadjustably mounted.

In Figs. 9 and 10 the vertically-disposed wall or support 33", whichconstitutes the connection between the-guiding devices 34 and 31 at theouter side edges thereof, instead of having an outwardly-extendingdeflecting-surface, as in Fig. 3, has an inclined or curved edge 35,that conforms substantially to the curvature of the platen and which isadjacent thereto, as indicated in Fig. 9.

In use the guides are adjusted toward or away from each other toaccommodate the width of the paper employed and so that theguide-fingers will overlap the side edges or margins of the sheet. Asthe paper leaves the paper-scale and printing-line it will be directedupwardly and rearwardly by the guide-fingers 34 over the bar or shaft 23and over the point where the paper is introduced into the machine, andhence the paper-guiding devices and the bar 23 will form no obstructionto the operators view of the writing. Turning the shaft 23 by a rearwardmovement on one of the finger-pieces 32 is effective to release thepaper from the pressure of both guide-fingers exerted through the shaftby the spring 26.

It will be seen that the guiding devices 31, 31, 34, 34, 34 and 34extend to and terminate at the bar or shaft 23 in order positively todirect the paper over the bar, though there is no reason why theseguiding-surfaces may not extend beyond or to the rear of the bar, andwhen it is stated herein that any one or more of the guiding devicesmentioned extend to the bar it should be understood that it is not meantthat the said surfaces necessarily terminate at the bar.

By wholly supporting each of the guidefingers, as 34, bya portion ormember, as 33, for instance, which connects with the guidefinger at itsouter side edge and extends downwardly toward the bar and the platen, Ipropaper from passing under the bar or shaft 23.

It will be seen that. the end walls 33, &c., .of the guides constituteconnecting means between the oppositely-disposed guiding devices, as 3 131, and that these connections extend around the side edges of the paperand are outside of the guiding-fields of said devices, so as not tointerfere with their operation in guiding the paper. I

The bar 23 and the sleeves or slides, as 28, &c., thereon may be set soclose to the platen as that, the deflectors or sheet-raisers 31 will beWholly unnecessary, and in such cases, of course. these last-mentioneddevices may be dispensed with, and which may be readily done by omittingthat portion of the member 31 which extends forwardly from the slide, asillustrated in Fig. 11. It will be understood that the portion marked 31and which is soldered, riveted, or otherwise attached to the slide, maybe considered as the base or footpiece of the overhanging delivery endof the paper-finger and also as an inwardly-extended portion of thedownwardly-extending support 33 of the paper-finger.

The guiding-fingers, as 3 L, may of course be made of any desired widthand they may, as common in this art, be fashioned to contain or supportfeeding-rollers. At their delivery ends'these fingers are maintained inan elevated position above the supporting-bar 23 and the adjustableslide 28 thereon, so that the paper may issue from between said fingersand said bar, and inasmuch as the paper thus passes over the bar none ofthe writing will be obscured thereby, and as the guide-fingersthemselves of course occupy positions outside the field of printing theyat no time interfere with a full view of the written matter. Instead ofhaving the bar 23 rotatable and springpressed the bar may be fixed andthe slides made to turn and be spring-pressed, both forms ofconstruction being well known. Various other changes in details ofconstruction and arrangement may be made without. departing from thegist of my improvements as expressed in the following claims.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 1 1. Ina type-writing machine, the combination with a platen, of a barextending longitudinally thereover, a paper-finger extending to andelevated'above said bar, and a support for said finger extendingdownwardly from the rear portion of the finger and connected to saidbar, whereby the paper may issue between said bar and said finger.

2. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen, of a barextending longitudinallythereover, a paper-finger extending to said barand supported therefrom and thereover at the rear portion of said fingerso that the paper may issue between the bar and finger.

3, In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen, of alongitudinally-arranged bar thereover, a paper-finger supported at itsdelivery end by and above said bar so that the paper may issue betweensaid bar and said finger.

4:. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen,of alongitudinally-arranged bar thereover, an adjustable slide on said bar,a paper-finger extending to said slide and bar, and means for supportingsuch extended portion of the finger elevated above said slide and bar sothat the paper will be fed over the bar.

5. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen,of alongitudinally-arranged bar thereover, and a paper-finger provided witha downwardly-extended support connected at its upper end to theouter'side or edge of said finger and at its lower end to said bar.

6. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen,of alongitudinally-arranged bar thereover, a paper-finger having on itsouter edge or side a downwardly-extended support and a slide on said barto which the I lower portion of said support is attached.

7 In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen,of alongitudinally-arranged bar thereover, a slide on said bar, apaperfinger having an integral support extending downwardly from itsouter side or edge at the rear portion thereof and inturned at its lowerportion and secured to said slide.

8. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen,ofalongitudinally-arranged bar thereover, a slide on said bar, apaperfinger extending downwardly from said bar,- a support extendingdownwardly from the outer side or edge of said finger and formed with abase or foot piece which is attached to said'slide.

9. In a type-writing machine, the combination with a platen,of alongitudinally-arranged bar thereover, a pair of paper-fingers eachextending downwardly from said bar and having a downwardly-extendedsupport on its outer side or edge and so as to cause the delivery endsof said fingers to overhang the said bar, and connected for adjustmentlongitudinally of said bar, whereby the side edges g which at theirdelivery ends overhang said bar and which at their outer sides oredgesnear the delivery ends are provided with downwardly-extending supportsthat are attached to said slides.

11. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, asupporting-bar, and apaper-guiding finger that directs the paper fromthe printing-point and which is adjustablelongitudinally of the platen,said paper-finger being supported wholly from its delivery end at itsouter side edge and extending to said bar.

12. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, asupporting-bar, and a paper-guiding finger that directs the paper fromthe printing-point over the point of insertion of the paper into themachine andwhich is adjustable longitudinally of the platen, saidpaper-finger being supported wholly from its delivery end at its outerside edge and having a portion that conforms to the curvature of theplaten, and said finger extending to said bar.

13. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar thatextends over and longitudinally of the platen, a paper-guide thatdirects the paper over said bar and extends thereto and is supported bythe bar from a connection at the delivery end of the guide and at theouter side edge of the guide, and means for afiording an adjustment ofthe guide longitudinally on said bar.

14. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar thatextends longitudinally over the platen, a paper-guiding finger thatdirects the paper over said bar and extends thereto and is supported bythe bar wholly from a connection at the delivery end and at the outerside edge of the finger, and means for affording an adjustment of thefinger along said bar.

15. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar thatextends longitudinally of the platen, and forward of the paper as it isintroduced into the machine, a paper-guide that extends to the bar anddirects the paper from the printing-point over said bar, means forconnecting the paper-guide to the bar from the outer side edge of theguide, and means for affording an adjustment of the guide longitudinallyof the platen.

16. In a front'strike type-Writing machine, the combination of a platen,a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen and substantiallythroughout the length thereof, and forward of the paper as it isintroduced into the machine, a paper-guide that extends to the bar anddirects the paper from the printingpoint over said bar, means forconnecting the paper-guide to the bar from the outer side edge of theguide, and means for affording an adjustment of the guide along saidbar.

17. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar thatextends longitudinally of the platen, a paper-guide that directs thepaper over said bar and extends thereto and is supported by the bar froma connection at the outer side edge of the guide, means for affording anadjustment of the guide longitudinally of the platen, means foraffording a spring-pressure on said guide, and hand-operated means formoving the guide against its spring-pressure.

18. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar thatextends longitudinally of the platen and forward of the point ofintroduction of the paper, and a paper-guide for directing the paperover said bar, the guide being supported at its rearmost portion overand adjustable on said bar.

19. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar thatextends longitudinally of the platen and forward of the point ofintroduction of the paper, a paperguide for directing the paper oversaid bar, and means for adjustably supporting said guide on the bar sothat the guide may be adjusted along the same, said supporting meansextending from substantially the outside edge of said guide downwardlytoward the platen.

20. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a bar thatextends longitudinally of the platen and forward of the point ofintroduction of the paper, a paperguide for directing the paper oversaid bar, supporting means adjustable along said bar, and a verticallydisposed side wall which constitutes a direct connection between thesupporting means and the guide.

21. In a front-strike type-writing machine, the combination of a platen,a bar that extends longitudinally over the platen and is situatedforward of the place of introduction of the paper, a paper-guide fordirecting the paper from the printing-point over said bar, so that thebar will not obstruct the operators view of the writing on the paper,supporting means adjustable along said bar, and a rertieally-disposedside wall that constitutes a direct connection between the supportingmeans and guide.

22. In a front-strike type-writing machine, the combination of a platen,a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen, a paper-guide fordirecting the paper from the printing-poi nt over said bar, so that thebar will not obstruct the operators view of the writing on the paper,said guide being bent at substantially right angles at one portionthereof, one member of the angular portion being directed toward the barand constituting a connection between the guide and bar at one side ofthe guide, and means for affording an adjustment of the guide along saidbar.

23. In a front-strike type-writing machine, the combination of a platen,a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen, a paper-guide fordirecting the paper from the printing-point over said bar, and a slideadjustable along the bar, said guide having a supporting device at itsoutside edge which extends toward the said slide and to which it is'connected.

24. In a front-strike type-writing machine, the combination of a platen,a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen, a paper-guiding fingerthat directs the paper from the printing-point up and over said bar, anda sleeve or slide adjustable along said bar and to which thepaper-guiding finger is directly secured in an elevated position.

25. In a front-strike type-writing machine, the combination of a platen,"a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen, a spring-pressedpaper-guiding finger that extends to the bar and directs the paper'fromthe printing-point up and over said bar,'and a sleeve or slideadjustable along said bar and to which a vertically-disposedconnecting-Wall on the outside edge of the paper-guiding finger isdirectly secured and by means of which said finger is wholly supported.

26. In a front-strike type-writing machine, the combination of a platen,a bar that extends longitudinally of theplaten, paper-guides supportedby said bar and cooperating with both faces of the paper to direct thepaper over said bar, the surfaces of said guides which cooperate withopposite faces of the paper being connected by means that extend arounda side edge of the paper.

' 27. In a front-strike type-writing machine, the combination of aplaten, a bar that extends longitudinally of the platen,paper-feedingolevices, and a paper-guide that extends to and issupported above said bar and is adjustable at the rear portion thereofand elevated above said bar.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, this 1st day of May, A. D. 1903.

JACOB FELBEL.

Witnesses:-

K. V. DONOVAN, E. M. WELLS.

